In the 1950s, most experts believed that liver disease was caused by parasites and poor diet. During his clinical clerkship, he saw countless terminal liver cancer patients, many of them men in their 40s and 50s. He thought about the families like his that were traumatized by liver cancer, and vowed to find a solution. Chen and Sung would work closely together over the years as one of three teams in Taiwan focusing on liver disease. Known as the “Liver King” for his contributions to liver disease research, Chen Ding-shinn died on June 24.

Source: Taipei Times July 04, 2020 15:56 UTC